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Posted: June 6, 2008 | Author: idoobi | Filed under: Vegetarian | Tags: animal, California Department of Water Resources, Health, vegan, Vegetarian, water consumption, Water resources |Leave a comment »

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The volume of water consumption related to livestock is shocking!!!

As of the data from 2000-01, agriculture takes up 67% of water consumption across all industries in Australia. That is 16,660 GL!!!

Within the agriculture sector, animal and animal by-products account for a shocking amount:

- embodied water fed to pigs and poultry in feed might be estimated in the region of 20 GL and 10 GL respectively !!!

this is just a small example,for more check this website for details:

http://www.environment.gov.au/soe/2006/publications/drs/indicator/334/index.html

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